How to set DateTime format in IValueConverter and return string value?

Question

I want a specific format in IValueConverter and return a string. Like "MMMyyyy" How can I get this?

public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
    var item = (DateTime)value;
    if (item != null)
    {
        return item.ToString();
    }
    return null;
}

Answer 1

Please try below

public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
     var item = (DateTime)value;
     if (item != null)
     {
         return item.ToString("MMMyyyy");
     }
     return null;
}

Answer 2

Do you really need an IValueConverter here? If you want this for a binding to display the databound DateTime with a specific format in WPF, you can use the StringFormat property of the Binding

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